Tag: Senate

Zardari blames party MPs for PA Senate loss

President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday ruled out the possibility that “element of money” worked in the Senate elections in the Punjab Assembly, saying...

Senate polls: EC upholds previous Balochistan results

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday upheld result of seven Senate seats from Balochistan, earlier suspended over rigging allegations. Provincial Election Commissioner Abdul...

ANP eyes deputy chairman slot in Senate

Awami National Party (ANP), the ally of ruling PPP, has signaled that it would demand for the seat of deputy chairman Senate after strengthening...

In-time Senate election PPP success: Mahreen

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Mahreen Anwar Raja on Saturday said that holding Senate election in-time was a great achievement of the PPP-led government. Talking...

Gondal wants committee to probe into ‘mule trading’ in Senate polls

Feeling the heat of protests by workers of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) over the loss of Aslam Gill in Senate elections, the party’s...

Money used in Senate poll: Nisar

Opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday said seats in the Senate elections were being “publicly auctioned”. Speaking to...

PPP, allies sweep Senate polls

The Pakistan People’s Party-led ruling coalition obtained two-thirds majority in the Senate on Friday after winning 41 out of the 54 seats put up...

PA votes for Senate elections

The Punjab Assembly remained the centre of action as a large number of senior politicians visited the PA on Friday to gain support for...

PPP sweeps Senate polls by securing 19 seats

The Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) won 19 seats while PML-N remained second with eight seats in the Senate election held on Friday. The ANP...

Senate goes to elections today

As the much-doubted Senate elections finally take place today to the disappointment of many who had expected that the assemblies would be sent packing...

PML-Q candidate in strong position as Punjab Senate elections commence

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) candidate Kamil Ali Agha has a strong position in Senate elections, as a PML forward bloc vote to Mohsin Leghari...

PML-N, allies can bring surprise on March 2 Senate polls: Nisar

Opposition leader in the National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Tuesday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and its allies could bring a...

‘Joint session on US policy review after Senate polls’

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that joint session of the parliament to finalise the new strategy on Pak-US relations and to...

98 candidates to contest for 43 Senate seats on Friday

The Senate elections are going to be held on Friday March 2 as eleven candidates were elected unopposed by the Election Commission of Pakistan...

SC moved to stay Senate elections

A petition seeking direction to the government to stay the Senate elections, scheduled to be held on March 2, until the forthcoming general election...

Govt, opposition agree on 20th amendment in Senate

The government and opposition parties have reached an agreement on the 20th amendment to the Constitution just before its presentation before the Senate. According to...

All Senate candidates from Punjab elected unopposed

All candidates for the Senate seats from Punjab were elected unopposed on Thursday, as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) approved nomination papers of...